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wherein  are  set  forth  many  marvelous   Good   Deeds 

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

PREFACE  vii 

POE'S  RUN  1 

POE'S  KICK  13 

KELLY'S  HIT  -  31 

STEINWENDER'S  CATCH  39 

THE   BOOK   OF  THE   CHRONICLES  OF  THE  ELIS       -  45 

CHAPTER    XLIl  47 

"  x LI 1 1  64 

XLIV         - 74 

THE  PENITENT  HARVARD  GRAD.    -        -  87 


PREFACE  TO  THE  FIRST  EDITION. 

It  is  perhaps  superfluous  to  point  out  that  this  small 
book  is  put  forth  with  no  serious  purpose  on  the  part 
either  of  the  author  or  the  artists.  The  passing  memorabilia 
of  things  not  important  in  themselves  may  be  of  interest 
or  amusement  to  those  who  follow  college  athletics.  Our 
Yale  and  Harvard  friends  ne»d  hardh-  be  reminded  that  in 
the  ups  and  downs  of  our  friendly  rivalries  those  who 
joyfully  celebrate  Princeton's  victories  when  it  has  been 
Princeton's  turn  to  win,  do  so  in  no  spirit  of  boasting. 
Like  Charity,  they  vaunt  not  themselves  and  are  not  puffed 
up.  May  they  hope  that  in  contributing  this  trifle  to  the 
folk-lore  of  athletics,  they  may  follow  the  Pauline  parallel 
and  that  of  them  it  may  be  said  that  they  do  not  behave 
unseemly. 


XOTE    TO    THE    SECOND    EDITION. 

The  verses  "THE  PENITENT  HARVARD  GRAD"  are  reprinted  by 
tltf  kind  permission  of  the  publishers  of  "LIFE." 


Vll 


poe's 


POE'S   RUN; 

Being  ye     Ballade  of 
Ye  Antiente   Prophesye  &  ye   Littel   Poe. 


12  November,  1898. 


ODDE'S  Blessynge  on  our  noble  Lande! 

Give  Bare,  good  People  alle; 
A  rr^ghtye  Fyghte  I  have  to  tell 

In  Princetoune  did  befalle. 


Yale's  Feete-Balle  Team  hath  travelled  doune 

In  Hose  &  Jerkyns  fyne ; 
&  yeye  have  s\vorne  a  myghtye  Oathe 

To  crosse  ve  Princetoune  Lvne. 


POE'S  RUN. 


Ye  Princetoune  Menne  don  canvasses  Smocques, 

&  Armour  on  ye  Nose, 
Wythe  orange  P's  across  yere  Chestes, 

&  Quarterynges  on  ye  Hose. 


Kynge  Hillebrand  hys  myghtye  Hoste 
Hath  mustered  on  ye  Playne ; 

Palmer  &  Wheeler,  Ayres  &  Booth, 
&  more  I  cannot  name. 


Edwards  was  there,  &  Crowdis  too, 
Among  ye  valiante  Knyghtes; — 

Crowdis,  whom  all  ye  Classes  calle 
Ye  Manne  of  Seven  tye  Fyghtes. 


Kynge  Chamberlain  uponne  ye  Grounde 
Hys  azure  Gauntlet  flynges; 

"Ye  Thynges  we'll  do  unto  yon  Teame," 
Quod  he,  "will  not  be  Thynges! 


A  FIGHT  LOOMETH  UP. 


"Yet  alle  shall  play  ye  Game  full  fayre, 
"Nor  none  shall  work  foule  Hurtc; 

"For  each  hath  ta'en  hys  Foeman's  Hande, 
"&  wille  not  doe  him  Dyrte; 


c  Umpyre  heecleth  not" 


"Not  such  as  rageynge  'gainst  hys  Foe, 
"Forgetteth  Feete-Balle  Lawe, 

"&  (when  ye  Umpyre  heedethe  not) 
"Doth  paste  him  in  ye  Jawe." 


Ye  Menne  hath  mustered  to  ye  Fyghte; 

Ye  Worlde  is  there  to  see; 
&  alle  yc  People  glad  rccalle 

Ye  Antiente  Proplusye  : 


"  Ye  Antiente  Propbesye' 


POE'S  RUN. 


Y*  Easte  may  turne  again  io  dust ; 

Old  Northe  may  crumble  loice  ; 
But  ivJiyle  Grasse  growes  and  Watere  runnes 

Princetoune  shall  have  a  Poe. 


*For  Johnson  Poe  &  Peter  Poe 

Hath  borne  her  Bannere  hyghe; 

&  John  yclept,  &  lyttell  Nat, 
Hath  made  ye  Elis  crye. 


Soe  now  when  Arthur  takes  ye  Fielde 

Ye  Elis  weepeth  stronge; 
&  rend  yere  Cloathes,  &  crye  aloude, 

"Howe  longe,  Oh  Lord!  howe  longe?" 


Ye  Menne  from  Yale  hath  rushed  ye  Balle 

Close  to  ye  Tygeres'  Goale; 
&  Princetoune  cusseth  tylle  she  ryskes 

Her  Presbyterian  Soule. 


MR.    POE  APPEARETH  INJURED. 


Againe  Yale  crashes  through  ye  Lyne; 

Againe  &  once  againe — 
God  wot !  but  fifteene  Yardes  remayne — 

&  eke  yeye  make  it  tenne! 

God's  Rede!  ye  furiouse  Fyghte  is  fierce; 

Ye-ve  plunge,  &  tackle  lowe: 
&  in  ye  Onslaughte  on  ye  Lyne 

Hath  cryppled  Arthur  Poe! 

He  rubbcs  hys  Knee  &  lympethe  sore, 
And  str}'venethe  with  Payne; 

&  Princetoune,  quotha  "Zounds!  'tis  cleare 
"He  cannot  playe  againe!" 


"Hath  crippled  Arthur  Poe. 

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FOE'S  RUN. 


Durston  hath  glaunced  a  scornfulle  Glaunce, 

&  on  ye  Tygeres  turned ; 
&  sayde,  with  supercilious  Smyle, 
"Ye  Prophesye  be  durned!"    • 

Ye  valiante  Poe,  though  bent  with  Payne, 
For  once  Chaunce  more  doth  begge; 

He  wotteth  welle  Jiys  Lymbe  will  last; 
He  pullethe  Eli's  Legge. 

&;  nowe  Yale  taketh  uppe  ye  Balle, 

To  consummate  ye  Cynche. 
Ye  Tygeres  fyghte  with  horrid  Frowne, 

&  Eli  doth  not  flvnche. 


MR.  FOE  DOTH  CASUALLY  PROMENADE. 


"  Ye  feete  ball  poppeth  out." 


&  never  mortale  Manne  shall  knowe 

How  ye  Thynge  came  aboute — 
•     But  from  yt  close-pressed  Masse  of  Menne 
Ye  Feete-Balle  poppeth  oute ! 


&  Poe  hath  rushed  within  ye  Breach e — 
Towards  Erthe  one  Second  kneeled, — 

He  tuckes  ye  Balle  benethe  hys  Arme, 
&  saunteres  down  ye  Fielde. 


POE'S  RUN. 


•v   •*  , 


From  Eli's  Lyne  a  Crye  of  Kage 
Doth  rende  ye  quyverrynge  Ayre, 

&  all  ye  Teame  with  one  Accourde 
Poursueth  him  for  favre. 


Lyke  to  a  Whyrle-Wynde,  swifte  McBride 
Tears  downe  ye  burnynge  Course, 

&  cries  to  Heaven:  "A  Horse!  A  Horse! 
"Mye  K^'ngedoume  for  a  Horse!  " 

Poe  heares  ye  crashynge  Hostes  behynde, 
Ye  weste  Wynde  fannes  hys  Face ; 

\Vhenas,  perceivynge  of  ye  Thynge, 
He  quycquenethe  hys  Pace. 


Hys  eyes  on  ye  dystante  Goale ; 

He  lookes  behynde  him  not, 
But  from  ye  Scripture  learned  in  Youthe 

Rememberethe  Mrs.  Lot. 


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SALT 


HE  MAKETH  A   STRONG  FINISH. 


Ye  Multitude  doth  yelle  &  shoute; 

Ye  Tumulte  fylles  ye  Ayre ; 
&  Gabriel  noteth  on  hys  Sleeve — 

"Ye  Welkin  needs  Repayre." 


Ye  Elis  tears  in  fierce  Pursuite ; 

But  Poe  eludes  yem  alle; 
He  rushes  'twixt  ye  quyverrynge  Postes, 

&  sytteth  on  ye  Balle. 


Soe,  in  ye  Mannere  here  writ  doune, 
Did  Princetoune  wynne  ye  Fyghte; 

&  Yale  hath  made  a  mentale  Note, 
"Ye  Prophesye's  all  ryghte." 

&  Edgar  Allan  Poe  ye  Greate — 
Ye  Wrytere  of  sweet  Prose 

&  Poesie — henceforth  is  called, 
Ye  Uncle  of  ye    Poes. 


POE  S  RfJX. 

&  toe  ye  Lytanye  in  Churche 

Ye  Elis  addeth,  thus;— 
"From  alle  yt  damned  Trybe  of  Poes, 

"  Goode  Lorde  deliver  us." 


POE'S    KICK. 


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POE'S     KICK; 

Being  ye  Ballade  of 
Ye  Holye  Manne  &  ye  Sorroughynge  Youthe. 


25  November,   1  S99. 


HOLYE  Manne  hys  merrie  Chaunte 

Adoune  ye  Roade  he  svnges; 
&  wynkes  &  blynkes  &  thynkes  of  Drynkcs 

And  synges  of  Kynges  &  Thynges. 

And  as  he  strolled  adoune  ye  Roade — 

Y-vs  antiente  Confessoure, — 
He  met  a  Youthe  that  \vrunge  hys   Handrs 

And  beate  hvs  Breste  full  sore. 


POE'S  KICK. 


"Oh!  sorroughynge  Youthe,  come  tell  me  true, 

"What  vexethe  of  yye  Soule?" 
Quod  he,  "Alas!  my  Synne  is  greate, — 

"Good  Fathere!  make  me  whole." 

"&  haste  thou  lookt  upon  ye  Cuppe, 

"Or  drunke  of  dyvers  Drynkes? 
"Or  haste  thou  been — speke  Truthe,  my  Sonne— 

"  Profane  upon  ye  Lynkes?" 


"  My  ftyane  is  Great." 
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FALLING  FROM  GRACE. 


"Nay,  Fathere,  I  have  drunke  no  Wyne, 
"Nor  yet  partooke  of  Beere; 

''Nor  any  Wordes  have  spake  at  Golfe 
"Unfit  for  thee  to  heare. 


'  Nor  yet  partooke  of  Beere." 


"But  heavye,  heavye  is  mye  Soule, 
"&  sad  mye  Harte  within; 

"  For  I  have  uttered  in  ye  Churche 
' '  An  awful  Prayere  of  Sy nne. 


"  Noue  by  my  Neckerchefe  of  blue, — 
"(Oh!  lysten  to  my  Tayle— ) 

"Thou  knoweste,  Fathere, — Woe  is  me! 
"I  am  a  Sonne  of  Yale!" 

'•  Ye  Sonnes  of  Yale  I  know  full  well, 

"&  orthodox  is  Yale; 
1  She  holdethe  true  ye  Hystorye 

"Of  Jonah  &  ye  Whale." 

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"She  holdeth  true  ye  Hystorye 
"Ot  Jonah  &  ye  Whale." 


POE'S  KICK. 


"  Yea,  orthodox  \ve  doubtless  be, 
"As  many  Bookes  may  prove; 

"Yet  we  have  synned,  one  and  alle, 
"&  broke  ye  La  we  of  Love. 


"For  alle  last  Yeare,  each  Sabbath  Daye, 
"In  Churche  we  pra^el  thus — 

"From  all  yt  damned  Trybe  of  Poes, 
"  '  Goode  Lorde,  deliver  us!'  " 


"Oh  Youthe!   &  thou  didst  wrong 

to  curse; 

"A  synfulle  Prayere,  I  ween ; 
"Mark  well  ye  pious  Rule  layde 

doune 
"In  Romans  xii,  14." 


It'AXS  AXD  Rt'MOLTRS  OF  WARS. 


"  But  heavye  had  ye  Race  of  Poes 

"Afflicted  us  full  sore; 
"&  for  yt  wyckede  Pravere  noue  Heaven 

"Hath  vexede  us  some  more. 

"Since  Poe  hys  Runne  a  yeare  had  passed; 

"&  to  retreeve  yt  Daye 
"We  challenge  Princetoune  to  our  Gates 

''To  meet  ir.  bloodye  Frave. 

"Ye  Fyghte  \vas  fierce,  and  lusty  lye 

"Ye  rampante  Tygeres  played; 
"  &  ere  ye  Game  was  scarce  begun 
"A  Tom-he-Doune  had  ycye  made. 


POZ'S  KICK. 


"But  nevere  daunted,  faste  and  fierce 
"Oure  Teame  }re  Foe  assayle; 

"Beholde,  we  blocke  yere  frustrate  Kycke, 
"&  score  fyve  Poyntes  for  Yale. 

"And  noue  oure  Shoute  of  Tyumphe  loude 
"We  swell,  and  telle  fulle  welle; 

"Nor  quelle  ye  Yelle,  but  yelle  lyke  Helle, 
"&  felle  pelle-melle  on  Pell. 


"Ryghte  well  doth  Pell  ye  Yelle  repelle, — 

"Ye  Score  proclaymes  our  Fyxe, 
"  &  while  quycke  Lyckes  myx  thycke  with  Kyckes 

"Stylle  styckes  at  fyve  to  syx. 


"&  noue  our  valiant  Freshman  Sharpe 
"Brynges  Baulme  untoe  oure  Soule, 

"When  from  ye  Myddel  of  ye  Field 
"He  kyckcs  a  myghtye  Goalei 


THE  STRENUOUS  LIFE. 


"&  alle  our  Menne  in  glad  Acclayme 
"Give  forthe  a  myghtye  Cheere, 

'•&  offere  Oddes  upon  ye  Game 

"Of  Champagne  'gainst  ye  Beere." 


"What  nexte?    What  nexte?    Make  Haste, 
fayre  Youthe! 

"I  must  away  to  Masse;" 
"Lo!  Reiter  makethe  twentye  Yardes 

"Upon  a  double  Passe. 


"Soe  faste  ye  Game,  soe  furious — 
"Soe  fierce  ye  Fyghte  &  sore, 

"  Ye  Tygeres  fallethe  one  by  one 
"&  ryseth  uppe  noe  more. 


"I  must  away  to  Masse.' 


"Great  Hillebrand  from  off  ye  Fielde 

"By  very  Force  yeye  pulle — 
"Greate  Doc,  who  struck  three  Elis  oute, 

"With  alle  ye  Bases  fulle. 


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POE'S  KICK. 


"Noue  Palmer  falles;  noue  Wheeler  dies; 

•'Xoue  Booth  &  Reiter  go; 
"Of  ye  fyrste  Teame  none  noue  remavnes 

"But  Edwards,  Pell  &  Poe." 

"Swete  Youthe,  I  wot  Yale  had  ye  Cynche 

"When  yus  ye  Tygeres  fell!" 
"Nay,  Fathere!  playne  thou  haste  not  hearde 

"Ye  Tayle  at  Yale  yeye  telle.— 

"Houe,  when  yeye  teache  ye  Algebra, 

.     «YUS  doe  yeye  wryte  it  doune— 
"Y1  greater  is  fyve  Feete  of  Poe 

"Yn  Harvard  square  plus  Broune. 


GAUDEAMUS! 

''When  Yale  falles  backe  toe  catche  ye  Puntes 
"Poe  dartes  rounde  cure  Defense, 

"&  maketh  Fincke  exceedynge  close 
"Resemble  $.30. 

"Ye  Tygeres  playe  ye  better  Game, 

"But  uot  enough  toe  score, 
"&  for  we  helde  yem  o'er  and  o'er, 

"Forbore  toe  score  for  more. 

"But  noue  ye  Fyghte  is  almost  done; 

"Ye  Sonne  in  Glorye  sets; 
"&  in  swete  Fauncye  eke  \ve  spende 

"  Ye  Precedes  of  our  Bettes. 

"Ye  Game  is  noue  ye  same  as  wonne; 

"Ye  Tygeres  hold  ye  Balle; 
"But  lyttel  Good  yeye  gayne  therebye; 

"YeJ'e  cannot  score  at  alle. 


V  ^X 

X.  ^^ 


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POE'S  KICK, 


"Wythe  thyrtye  yards  to  Eli's  Goale; 

"Ye  Tygeres  feele  smalle  Joye; 
"Ye  Dystance  loonies  as  vast  as  from 

"  Schenectadye  toe  Tro}-e. 

il  Scarce  thyrtye  Secondes  yet  remayne; 

"We  sygnale  for  ye  Hackes — 
"When  suddenlye  a  sycklye  Chylle 

"  Pervadithe  of  our  Backes. 


"For  Edwards  eke  demands  a  Kycke, 

"&  lo!  ye  fatal  Tune, 
"When  Poe  replies, 

"'fie  Tt 


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A  BLUE  TIGER. 


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POE'S  KICK. 


"Then  quycke  our  Handes  we  claspe  in  Prayere 

"&softylye  whyspere  thus — 
"'Noue  from  }-t  damned  Trybe  of  Poes, 

' ' '  Goode  Lorde,  deliver  us  ! 


"'Goode  Lorde,  deliver  us!  Goode  Lorde' — 
«  yeye  passe  ye    Balle  bt-lowe; 

"  ('Twas  lowe,  and  soe  'twas  apropos 
"Untoe  ye  Toe  of  Poe). 


"Ye  Mathematic  Professoure 

"Lookes  doune,  and  cries,  'Ha!  Ha! 
^         "'To  kycke  ye  Goale  Poe  needes  must  make 
'"A  true  Parabola. 

•  Ye  ^Inthemfitic  J'rofessourt" 


«<«ye  Qoale  Js  safe;  ye  Talke  of  Feare 

"'Is  naught  but  Persiflage; 
" '  Wythe  yt  short  Legge  ye  Youthe  hath  not 

^'Sufficient  Leverage.' 


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A   irARYLAXD  HIGH  BALL. 


"But  Arthur  Poe  hathe  kyckt  ye  Balle 
"(Oh,  \voefulle,  woefulle  Daye!) 

"As  straighte  as  myghtye  Dewey's  Gunnes 
"Upon  ye  fyrste  of  Maye. 

"Straighte  flyes  ye  Balle;  McBride  dothe  crye 

"Upon  ye  cursed  Syghte; 
"'Oh!  woulde  to  God  I  had  yys  Houre, 

"Bill  Libbev's  Tavle-less  Kvte."' 


"As  straighte  as  myghtye  Dewey's  Gunnes 

Upon  ye  fyrste  of  Maye." 

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POE'S  KICK. 


« Yus  Fathere,  Princetoune  wonne  ye  Game, 

"And  I  have  synned  3r«s — 
"For  in  my  Wrathe  I  cryed  aloude; 

'"Oh,  damn  yt  lyttell  Cuss!' 


"  Oh  damn  yt  lyttell  Cuss.' ' 


"McBride  hath  ta'en  Bill  Edwards'  Hand; 

"Edwards  McBride's  hath  ta'en; 
"  'Noue,  bye  ye  Shade  of  Witherspoon, 

"'I  grete  j-ee  for  a  Manne!' 


"McBride  hath  lookt  him  'twixt  ye  eyes; 

'"Our  Names  by  Fame  be  writ; 
" '  Far  fitter  to  have  fit  yys  Fyghte 

'"Yan  fifty  Fyghtes  I've  fit.'" 


Ye  Fathere  smyled:    "Mye  sorroughynge  Youthe 

"No  Tayle-less  Kyte,  I  deem, 
"Yale  needed;  thou  shouldst  eke  have  asked 

"A  Poe-less  Princetoune  Teame. 


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A  SILVER  LL\L\G. 


"But  for  yye  synfulle  Prayere,  'tis  past, 
"&  thou  art  punisht  sore; 

"In  Heaven  'tis  written  jt  ye  Poes 
"Shall  flouryshe  more  and  more. 

•'But  for  yyseife,  when  twice  syx  Moones 
"Hath  round  ye  Worlde  revolved, 

"Go,  wax  ye  Harvardes  offe  ye  Erthe. 
"&  ye  shall  be  absolved." 


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31 


KELLY'S   HIT. 


23  June,  1896. 


'He  seen  his  duty  and  he  done  it. 


TTEND,  good  folks  of  every  sort;  give  ear  unto  my 

tale, 
The  while  I  tell  that  wondrous   game  the  day  we 

played  with  Yale. 
It  happened  in  the  month  of  June  when  all  the  fields 

were  green, 
And  Eli's  sons  were  gathered  there,  and  many  a  jag 

was  seen. 


Right  merry  rang  the  bells  of  Yale  to  greet  the  festal  day; 

The  flags  were  streaming  from  her  towers  and  all  her  streets  were  gay. 

For  now  the  mighty  day  was  come,  a  fateful  day  to  be, 

When  Eli's  star  should  blaze  on  high  or  sink  beneath  the  sea. 


For  twice  two  times  the  nines  had  fought;  yet  meet  once  more  they  must; 
For  twice  had  Princeton  lost,  and  twice  had  Eli  bit  the  dust ; 
And  on  whose  brow  fair  Victory  now  should  place  the  laurel  crown, 
For  them  to-night  the  beer  should  flow;  nay,  they  would  own  the  town. 

All  Eli's  sons  are  in  the  place;  they  fill  the  ancient  town, 
With  tens  of  thousands  pressing  close  to  see  Nassau  thrown  down. 
Yet  stayed  the  Tigers  not  away,  though  small  their  band  and  few, 
Strangers  within  a  hostile  town  whose  very  skies  were  blue. 

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KELLY'S  HIT. 


With  joyful  shout  they  board  the  train,  Duke  Burleigh  in  the  van; 
Patsy  Durand^  and  Williams,  too,  the  literary  man. 
And  now  Bert  Milbank  climbs  aboard,  prepared  to  do  his  stunt; 
Likewise  Jim  Blake,  that  full-back  staunch  who  never  missed  a  punt. 

Now  Andy  Imbrie  and  his  pa,  Phil  King  and  many  more; 

Bill  Meredith,  and  Ralph  D.  Smith,  and  Humphrey,  '94; 

With  jovial  soul  they  shout  and  sing  and  raise  the  lusty  cheer: 

And  loud  the  Princeton  slogan  rings — "More  beer;  More  beer;  More  beer!" 

Down  those  old  grads'  exultant  throats  the  amber  liquid  sped; 
And  many  a  Tiger  tosses  high  his  fast  expanding  head. 
New  Haven  comes ;  they  line  the  field ;  the  teams  come  trotting  out ; 
"Play  ball"  and  Yale  bangs  out  two  runs,  and  all  the  Elis  shout. 

Now  Titus  takes  the  Tigers'  bat ;  a  hush  conies  over  all. 

He  fans  the  air;  the  Yaleses  root;  he  cannot  find  the  ball. 

The  game  goes  on  with  breathless  pace,  with  Yale  two  runs  ahead; 

One  innings'  past;  the  second's  gone,  and  still  the  Elis  led. 


NECK  AND  NECK. 


But  Alec  Moffatt,  stout  of  heart,  cries  with  a  mighty  shout, 
"Boys,  Princeton  never  lost  a  game  till  the  last  man  was  out!" 
Then  Jerry  Bradley  makes  for  first,  and  runs  on  Smith's  misplay ; 
And  Easton  knocks  and  gets  his  base,  but  not  content  to  stay; 

For  now  great  Kelly,  strong  of  arm,  steps  forth  with  mighty  stride, 
And  cracks  the  welkin  with  the  ball,  and  lo !  the  score  is  tied. 
And  then  from  out  that  Princeton  gang  goes  forth  a  mighty  cheer 
That  thunders  through  New  Haven's  walls  and  fills  Yale's  heart  with  fear. 

Five  innings :  two  to  two ;  no  change:  but  hark  to  Princeton's  din  ! 
As  Smith  runs  round  and  gets  to  third,  and  Bradley  knocks  him  in. 
And  now  the  Princeton  rooters  howl;  the  tumult  sounds  afar; 
And  Freddy  Moses'  voice  rings  out  with  "S-T-A-R — Star!" 

But  brief  the  Tigers'  triumph  now;  their  cheer  dies  to  a  wail 

As  Trudeau  bangs  a  three-base  hit,  and  Bartlett  scores  for  Yale. 

One  howl  from  Yale;  then  all  grows  still;  men's  hearts  beat  fast  and  high, 

And  still  the  mighty  game  goes  on,  and  still  the  score's  a  tie. 

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KELLY'S  HIT. 


The  pace  is  waxing  fierce  and  hot;  now  neck  and  neck  they  run; 

Hushed  is  the  crowd  in  dread  suspense,  and  Fentress'  voice  is  dumb. 

Ten  innings  played ;  the  score's  still  tied;  again  Yale  fails  to  score; 

And  Princeton  puts  two  men  on  base,  and  needs  one  good  hit  more. 

"Who's  next  to  bat?"     One  smashing  hit — one  hit  will  pull  her  through — 

And  lo!  the  cheers  break  out  afresh  as  Kelly  looms  in  view. 

He  stoops  and  kneels  before  the  plate  and  dusts  it  with  his  hat, 

Like  to  that  mighty  man  of  yore,  great  Casey  at  the  bat. 

The  banners  wave;  the  rooters  howl;  wild  fury  seizes  all. 

"Now  hit  'er!"    "Tear  em  up!"  "Raise  hell!"  "Oh,  Kelly,  swat  the  ball!" 

"Knock  her  a  mile — run  like  Sam  Hill — Oh,  give  the  ball  a  welt!" 

But  Tracy  Harris  lifts  his  hand — "Keep  quiet,  Westervelt ! " 

And  Kelly  smiles  a  dreadful  smile,  and  hitches  up  his  belt. 

And  now  the  ball  comes  crashing  on ;  he  strikes  mid  wild  huzzas ; 

Good  Lord!  the  ball  flies  straight  to  heaven,  and  smites  the  glittering  stars. 

And  as  around  the  walls  of  Troy  of  old  great  Ajax  ran, 

So  Kelly  now  sweeps  down  the  field,  and  all  the  gods  look  on. 

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ALL'S   WELL   THAT  ENDS    WLLL. 


"Run,  Kelly,  run!"  and  swift  and  sure  he  tears  nor  looks  aside; 

The  coaches  yell— the  dead  might  hear— "Don't  stop— Slide,  KELLY,  SLIDE!" 

He's  safe!     Hurrah!     The  day  is  won!     They  throng  upon  the  field, 

And  bear  great  Kelly  high  aloft,  their  buckler,  sword  and  shield. 

Oh,  gray  hills  of  New  England,  your  brows  are  bathed  in  gloom ; 
The  foe  is  in  your  very  walls;  the  trophy's  left  your  room. 
Oh,  gray  hills  of  New  England,  all  vanquished  lies  your  love; 
The  blue  falls  trailing  to  the  earth ;  the  orange  waves  above. 

And  still  when  old  grads  gather  round,  the  pleasant  tale  is 

told; 

And  still  we  talk  of  Kelly's  hit,  and  how  we  won  it  cold  ; 
And  tell,  the  while  with  joyous  soul  we  quaff  the  foaming 

ale; 
Of  how  the  championship  was  won  the  day  we  played  with  Yale. 


Reception  of  the  news  at  the  I'niversity 
Club  ofWaxituckee,  Oklahoma. 


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STEINWENDER'S    CATCH 


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STEINWENDER'S   CATCH. 


7  June,  1902. 


HIS  is  the  tale  of  Steinwender,  Steinwender  the  'Varsity  Captain, 
Leader  he  of  the  Nine  assembled  to  battle  with  Eli. 
Now  was  the  game  advanced,  lo !  even  unto  the  ninth  inning; 
Several  runs  ahead  was   Princeton,  yet  doubtful  the  outcome. 
Suddenh',  as  though  inspired  by  love,  or  the  mumps,  or  religion, 
Eli  had  taken  a  brace,  and  was  raising  particular  Hades; 

Swatting  out  singles  writh 
unction  and  eke  the  festive 
three-baggers. 

Roused  was  the  soul  of  Stein- 
wender, Steinwender  der 
hochwohlgeboren; 

Fierce  was  his  soul  as  he 
mused  on  the  things  he  must 
do  unto  Eli; 

Holding  fast  in  his  mind  cer- 
tain dire  forebodings  of  evil, 

Wherein  was  duly  set  forth 
the  foreordained  slaughter 
of  Princeton. 


STEINWENDER  S  CA  TCH. 


Hence    on    the    part    of    Steinwender    considerable    feeling 

existed. 

Loud  rose  the  cries  from  the  bleachers:     "The  Elis  be  gain- 
ing upon  us! 
"Lo,  they  are  on  to   our  curves  and  next  to  the  wiles  of 

the  pitcher!" 
Loud  were  the  shouts  from  the  grand-stand  and  shrill  was 

the  drone  of  the  bagpipes ; 
Fierce  rose  the  roar  of  the  rooters,  and,  like  to  the  scene 

told  by  Virgil, 

Exoritur  clamorque  virum  clangorque  iubarum  : 
Greater  far  than  the  din  of  the  steeds    and    the   galloping 

horsemen : 

Quadrupedante  putrem  sonitu  quatit  ungula  campum. 
Forth  strode  the  Eli  batsman,  all  horrid  and  bristling  with  muscle, 
Casting  a  look  of  scorn  on  Steinwender,  surprisingly  slender, 
As  if  to  say:   "Give  attention,  just  fasten  your  optics  upon  me, 
"While  I  make  your  Princeton  fielders  resemble  five  cents  and  a  quarter." 
Swift  came  the  ball  o  er  the  plate  by  the  hand  of  the  pitcher  delivered ; 
Fierce  was  the  stroke  of  the  batsman,  swatting  the  ball  like  the  devil; 
Swift  flew  the  ball  at  the  impact,  tearing  hell  bent  for  election, 
Cleaving  its  way  as  it  sped  through  the  circumambient  ether, 
Leaving  behind  in  its  train   fire,  gleaming,  a  terrible  pathway; 
Scorched  was  the  air  with  the  friction,  and  charred  and  discoloured  the  leather; 
Thus  flew  the  hurtling  spheroid,  impelled  by  the  stroke  of  the  batsman. 


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GETTING  CELESTIAL. 


Then  indeed   were   the  souls   of  the   Princeton  rooters 

in  trouble; 
Beating  their  hands   on   their  breasts    and    crying    in 

accents  of  anguish, 
"Naught  can   stop  the  ball;   behold    it    will  fly  unto 

Trenton — 
"Peradventure  not  land  short    of  Havre-de-Grace    or 

of  Richmond.  ' 
Then    up    the    pallid    form    rose    of  Steinwender,     the 

'Varsity  Captain, 
Steinwender,   second  basemen,  Steinwender    der  hoch- 

wohlgeboren ; 
Swiftly  uncoiling  his  length   and    lifting  himself  by  his 

boot-straps, 
Vaulted   high  in  the  air  and  was  lost  like  a  speck  in 

the  distance; 
Calling    to    mind    the    passage    of    Quintus    Horatius 

Flaccus, 
Struck  with  his  head   sublime  the  high  vaulted  dome 

of  the  Heavens. 
So    swift  he  sped    through    the    air,    that    the    crowd 

could  scarceh-  distinguish, 

Gazing  up,   which   was  the  ball,  or  verily  which   was 
Steinwender. 

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STEINWENDER' S  CATCH. 

And  as  he  sped  through  the  air  there  came  to  his  mind  in  remembrance 

Base-ball  heroes  of  old,  the  doughty  chiefs  of  the  diamond, 

Larry  Young  '92  and  Larry's  small  infant,  the  Mascot; 

Doc  Hillebrand  the  mighty,  and  Home-run  Charley  Mackenzie, 

Him  who  hammered  Harvard's  hopes,  and  visions  of  Kelly. 

And  as  he  thought  of  these  heroes  his  soul  was  roused  up  within  him, 

Saying,  "As  these  did  before  thee,  so  now  must  thou  do  unto  Eli!" 

Then  with  a  mighty  effort,  with  one  hand  to  Heaven  uplifted, 

Seizing  the  ball  he  grasped  it,  and  curled  it  round  in  his  fingers; 

Back  again  dropped  unto  earth  and  sank  to  the  regions  terrestrial. 

Such  is  the  tale  that  they  tell  of  the  marvelous  catch  of  Steinwender, 
Spinning  the  pleasant  yarn  as  they  gather  about  in  reunions. 
Long  after  we  and  ours  are  gathered  down  under  the  daisies; 
When  all  our  names  are  forgotten,  in  yet— to-be— born  generations; 
Maidens  and  men  shall  recall  the  glorious  catch  of  Steinwender — 
Carve  in  enduring  bronze  the  name  of  der  hochwohlgeboren. 


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CHRONICLES  OF  THE   ELIS. 


4,5 


'Be  thou  King  over  us." 

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THE   BOOK   OF  THE 


CHRONICLES  OF  THE   ELIS. 


14  November,   19O3. 


CHAPTER  XLII. 

'O\Y   it  came  to  pass  in   those  days  that  there  was 

much  grief  in  the  land  of  Nassau. 
2.     For  behold   a  whole  generation  of  the  house  of 
Nassau  had  lived  in  the  land,  and  had  seen  the 
foot-ball  team  go  forth  to  do  battle  against  the 
sons  of  Eli,  yea  in  three  mighty  battles; 

3.  Now  the  sons  of  Eli   were  sons   of  Belial; 
they  knew  not  the  Lord. 

4.  And  the  sons   of  Eli  had  smitten   the  sons 
of  Nassau  hip  and  thigh,  and  had  mightily  prevailed 
against  them. 

5.  So  that  in   all  that  generation  of  the  house 
of  Nassau    not    once    had    the    children    of    Nassau 
prevailed  against  the  children  of  Eli. 

6.  (Howbeit  they  had    beaten    them    at   base- 
ball,  and   had   made  the  sons   of  Eli  look  like  unto 
five  cents  and  two  bits:) 

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"  \'o  \v  the  sons  of  EH 
were  sons  of  Belial." 


THE  CHRONICLES  OF  THE  ELIS. 


Ch. 


"  See  visions  and  dreitm 
dreams." 


7.  Wherefore  was  there  great  lamenta- 
tion   among   the   children    of    Nassau,    and 
they  sat  in  the  chief  places  and  tore  their 
hair,  saying; 

8.  "Our  old  men  do    see    visions    and 
dream  dreams,   and  do    talk    to    us    of  the 
mighty  men  of  yore,  speaking  often  of  Lamar, 
of  Alec  Moffat  and  of  Hillebrand  also,  yea, 
of  Bill  Edwards  and  of  all  the  Poes; 

9.  "How  they  redeemed  the  House  of 
Nassau  out  of  captivity,  and   brought  them 
forth  rejoicing: 


10.  "Yet  now  hath  our  gen- 
eration tarried  long  in  the  land, 
yet    have    we    seen    no    victory,    •- 
neither    have    the  years  brought 
us  triumph." 

11.  And   the  chief  men  and 
the  scribes  and  certain  of  the  Fac- 
ulty   consulted    the    records    and 
looked  upon  the  ancient  writings ; 

12.  And    they  said    "f|ever 
before    hath     this    happened     in 
Nassau,  that  a  whole  generation 
should  go  forth  and  never  behold 

a  victory."  48 


XL1I. 


ON  A    WAR  FOOTING. 


13.  So    the   sons    of   Nassau    took 
counsel  together  and  said,  "Come,  let  us 
choose  a  king  over  us." 

14.  And    they    chose    one  John    De 
Witt,  even  De  Witt  the  mighty,  and  said 
"Be  thou  king  over  us." 

15.  Now   De  Witt   was  strong  and 
well    favoured    and    mighty    in  stature, 
and    the    span    of    his    chest    was    two 
cubits : 

16.  And   De  Witt  gathered  together 
a  band  of  warriors,  yea,  all  the  cohorts 
and  the  strong  men  and  them  that  had 
learned  to  fight : 

17.  And  when  the  sons  of  Eli  heard 
thereof  they  laughed,  and  became  exceed- 
ing scornful,  saj'ing,    "  Lo,  these  be  easy 
marks:  let  us  crush  them  off  the  earth." 

18.  So  the  sons  of  Eli  came  out  for 
to  do  battle  against  the  sons  of  Nassau; 

19.  And  behold!   a  great   multitude 
was    gathered  together    for    to    see    the 
fight,  and  they  came  from  the  east  and 
from  the  west,   and  from  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  earth. 


THE  CHRONICLES  OF  THE  EL1S. 


Ch. 


20.  Now  there  abode  in  the  land  of  Nassau  an  ancient  prophet;  and 
his  name  was  Hell-Devil  Skillman. 

21.  And  he  was  ancient   in   vestments   and  was   a   mighty  seer   (for 
he  that  is  now  called  a  prophet  was   beforetime  called  a  seer): 

22.  And  he  looked  often  upon  the  wine  \vhen  it  was  red. 


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XL/I. 


A    VERY  SPECIFIC  TIP. 


23.  And  Hell-Devil  Skillman  came  into    the    chief   places    where    the 
children   of  Nassau  were  gathered  together,  and  being  moved  thereto  by 
the  spirit  of  prophecy  he  lifted  up  his  voice,  saying : 

24.  "Lo!  it  shall  come  to  pass   that  there   shall  be  a   mighty   fight 
between  the  children  of  Nassau  and  the  children  of  Eii ; 

25.  ''And   the  children    of  Nassau    shall   prevail,  and  the   score   shall 
be  eleven  to  six." 

nt 


THE  CHRONICLES  OF  THE  ELIS. 


Ch. 


26.  And  he  took  a  parchment  and  did  write  thereon,  saying  ''The 
children  of  Nassau  shall  prevail  against  the  children  of  Eli,  and  the  score 
shall  be  eleven  to  six."  52 


XLII. 


TOMMY  ROT! 


27.  And  the  children  of  Nassau   did  mock  him,  saying  "Go  up,  thou 
dreamer." 

28.  And  they  said   "  He  hath  a  familiar  spirit,   or  peradventure  he 
is   drunk  with  new  wine. 

29.  "We  know  there  shall  be  a  mighty  fight  and  we  believe  that  the 
children  of  Nassau  shall  prevail;  but  no  man  can  tell  the  score;   for  the 
score    is    even    as    the    Spirit,    and    bloweth    where  it  listeth ;   and  when 
this  man  sayeth  that  the  score  shall  be  eleven  to  six,  behold  !  he  is  a  fakir!  " 
And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn. 

30.  But    De  Witt,   when   he    had    hearkened    unto    the    words    that 
Hell-Devil  Skillman  had  spoken,  and    had    looked    upon    the    parchment, 
called  unto  him  one  of  the  wise  men,  even  Johnny  Foe. 


THE  CHRONICLES  OF  THE  ELIS. 


Ch. 


31.  Now  Poe  was  mighty  in  council,  for  he  had  been   a   warrior   of 
Nassau  aforetime,  and  had  fought  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth,  and 
had  slain  many,  even  Filipinos  and  Moros,   so  that  men  called  him  "The 
Scourge  of  the  Philippines." 

32.  So  De  Witt  called  Poe  unto  him,  that  he  might  have  a  witness; 
and  he  took  the  parchment  that  Hell-Devil  Skillman  had  written,   saying 
that  the  children  of  Nassau  should  prevail,  and   that  the  score  should  be 
eleven  to  six : 

33.  And  De  Witt,  when  he  had  showed  the  writing  unto  Poe,  put 
it  in   his  bosom  and  fastened  it  with  a  safety-pin. 


34.  And  all  the  children  of  Nassau  went  out  to  the  fight,  yea,  with 
drums  and  banners; 

35.  And    of  all  the    tribes    of  Nassau  there    were    sealed    that    day 
unto  the  fight  twelve  thousand  of  each  tribe. 

36.  Of  the  tribe  of  Witherspoon  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

37.  Of  the  tribe  of  Reunion  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

54. 


XLH.       FIRST  IN  THE  HEARTS  OF  HIS  COUNTRYMEN. 


38.  Of  the  tribe  of  West  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand. 

39.  Of  the   tribe  of  Edwards  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand,  (mostly  pollers). 

40.  Of  the  tribe  of  Dod  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand. 

4-1 .     Of  the  tribe  of  Brown  were  seal- 
ed twelve  thousand. 

42.  Of  the  tribe  of  University  were 
sealed  twelve  thousand. 

43.  Of  the  tribe  of  Blair  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand. 

44.  Of  the  tribe  of  Little  were  sealed 
twelve  thousand. 

45.  Of  the  tribe  of  Upper  Pyne  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

46.  Of  the  tribe  of  Lower  Pyne  were  sealed  twelve  thousand. 

47.  And  there  was  Grover  Cleveland  also,  for  he  was  of  the  house 
and  lineage  of  Nassau  ; 

48.  And  had  been  ruler  aforetime  over  all  the  land,  over  Nassau,  and 
over  the  land  of  Eli  and  over  all  lands,  from  Palm  Beach  even  unto  Tacoma. 

49.  And    he    was    a  just  man  and  one  that  feared  the  Lord,  and 
feared  no  one  else: 

50.  So  that  men  said  "Would  that  he  were  ruler  over  us  even  once 
again.'' 


"  Mostly  pollers." 


THE  CHRONICLES  OF  THE  ELIS. 


Ch. 


51.  So  they  all  came  into  the  land  of  the  Elis,  advancing  in  a  mighty 
host  and  singing  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs. 

52.  And  the  children  of  Eli  beheld  them  afar  off,  and  certain  of  the 
Elis  came  and  spake  privily  unto  certain  of  the  children  of  Nassau,  saying: 

53.  "  Lo !     Now  there  shall  be  in  the  land  a  fight,   even   a  mighty 
fight  such  as  hath  not  been  seen,  no,  not  in  Eli : 

54.  "And  peradventure  it  shall  go  ill  with  Eli  on  that  day; 

55.  "Or  peradventure  it  shall 
go  ill  with  Nassau,  for  no  man  can 
tell; 

56.  "Howbeit  we  verily  believe 
that  Eli  shall  prevail  and  shall  utter- 
ly rout  her  foes ; 

57.  "Come,    therefore,    let    us 
make  a  wager  together,  for  behold 
we  have  divers  bills  that  must  be 
paid,  and  we  have  need  of  cash: 

58.  "Let  us  take  therefore  the 
cash  that  we  possess,  and  do  ye  do 
likewise,    and    let  us  put  it  up    on 
the  fight; 

59.  "  Lo  !  here  be  two  shekels, 
and  the  half  part  of  a  shekel ; 


XLH. 


A  REDISTRIBUTION  OF  WEALTH. 


60.  "Put  up,  therefore,  even 
one    shekel,   so    that    altogether 
there    be    three    shekels  and  the 
half  part  of  a  shekel ; 

61.  "And  if  it  come  to  pass 
that  Eli  shall  prevail,  then  shall 
the  whole  belong  to  us; 

62.  "But  if  Nassau  shall  prevail,  then  shall  ye  keep  the  whole,   and 
shall  go  your  way  rejoicing;" 

63.  For  it  was  commonly  said  in    the    newspapers,    "The    odds    be 
two  and  a  half  to  one  on  Eli." 

64.  And  the  children  of  Nassau  did  as  the  children  of  Eli  had   asked 
of  them,  and  put  up  every  man  according  to  his  means. 

65.  Some    one    shekel  and   some    ten    shekels,    and    some    fifty,   and 
some  an  hundred  shekels ; 

66.  Even  as  the  children  of  Eli  had  asked  of  them : 

67.  For  it  is  written,  "He  that  provideth  not  for  his  family  hath 
denied  the  faith  and  is  worse  than  an  infidel." 

68.  And  after  they  had  all  put   up,   there  was  not  left  among  the 
children  of  Eli  so  much  as  five  shekels. 

69.  And  the  children   of  Eli  wagged   their  heads  and  said,    "Verily, 
this   is   a  cinch." 

70.  Now  all  the  multitude  was  come  out  for  to  see  the  battle; 

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71.  Yea,  in  carriages  and  in   trucks  and 
in    automobiles  also ;    in  trolley    cars    and    in 
every  creeping  thing: 

72.  Now  when  the  warriors   of  Eli  were 
come    to    do    battle    against    the  warriors    of 
Nassau,   they  came    together    with    a    mighty 
shout. 

73.  And  for  a  time    the  sons  of  Nassau 
did  prevail  against  the  sons  of  Eli,  and  did  rush 
the  ball  even  into  Eli's  twenty-five-yard  line: 

74.  Then  the  ball  was  given  unto  Eli ; 

75.  And  Eli  waxed  fat  and  kicked ; 

76.  But  after  they  had  kicked   they  gat  the  ball  again  by  reason  of 
a  fumble ; 

77.  And  it  came  to    pass    that    the    ball 
was  in  the  middle  of  the  field : 

78.  Then  the  children  of  Eli  strove  might- 
ily, and  they  rushed  the  ball  even  unto  Nassau's 
fifteen  yard  line: 

79.  And  there  was  one  Hogan,  a  mighty 
warrior  of  the  Elis,  and  he    was    a    tower    of 
strength  unto  the  sons  of  Eli  that  day; 


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XL/r.  LOOK1XG  BLACK  FOR  THE  ORAXGE. 

80.  The  children   of  Eli  took  up  the  ball,  and  Hogan  led  them,  and 
they  crashed   through  the  line  of  Nassau. 

81.  And   with   a  mighty  rush    they    crossed    the    goal-line    and    did 
make  a  touch-down. 

82.  And  after  they  had  made  a  touch-down,  they  did  kick  therefrom 
a  goal. 

83.  Then   was  there  great  rejoicing  .among  the   Elis; 

84.  They  lifted  up   their  voice  and  cried,  "Lo!   now  we  have  them 
on  the  run.'' 

85.  They  danced  in  their  joy,  and  sang; 

86.  Singing  of  Boola,  and   of  Eli  Yale,  predicting  much  increase  of 
work  for  the  undertaker,  and  certifying  that  now  was  all  hope  banished 
out  of  Nassau. 

87.  But  De  Witt  answered  them,  even  in  the  self-same  words  where- 
with Ahab  the  King  of  Israel  sent  answer  unto  Ben-Hadad  King  of  Syria, 
saving,  "Let  not  him  that  girdeth  on  his  harness  boast  himself  as  he  that 
putteth  it  off." 

88.  Now  when  the  children  of  Eli  had    the    ball  again,  it    c^me    to 
pass  that  they  brought  it  very  nigh  unto   the  goal  of  Nassau. 

89.  But  when    they    were    come    nigh    they    failed    to    advance    the 
ball,    and   they  passed  it  back  unto  Mitchell   of  the  Elis,  that  he  might 
make  a  goal  from  the  field. 

90.  But  when  the  ball  came  into  the  hands  of  Mitchell,  it  were  as 
though  his  hands  had  been  covered   with  butter. 

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91.  And  De  Witt  coming  terribly  upon  him,  bent  down  to  the  earth 
and  gathered  up  the  ball  into  his  bosom; 

92.  And  while  the  sons  of  Eli  were  endeavouring  to  articulate  "John, 
Son  of  Robinson,"  behold !     De  Witt  was  half  way  down  the  field. 

93.  For  seizing  the  ball,  he  began   to    run    with    it,  and    was    as    a 
bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber  and  rejoicing  as  a  strong  man  to 
run  a  race. 

94.  Lo !   now,   his  strength  is  in   his  loins,   his  neck   waveth  like   a 
cedar ; 


95.  He    chaseth     over     the 
earth,  and  terrible  is  his  going ; 
like    unto    a    whirlwind,    and     a 
tornado  also; 

96.  At  his  left  hand  runneth 
Henry,   even   Henry  the   Mighty, 
and    he  cleaveth    the    air   like    a 
sabre : 


97.  And  when  the  sons  of  Eli  would  fain  have  come  nigh  unto  De 
Witt,  then  did  Henry  have  compassion  upon  them,  for  he  gave  them  much 
godly  instruction,  and  did  teach  them  to  walk  upon  their  hands. 


lift*. 


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THE  MIGHTY  RUX  OF  DE   WITT 


98.  And  the  children   of  Eli, 
pursuing  De  Witt,  were  like  unto 
a    freight-car    that    followeth    a 
Mauser  bullet. 

99.  And    it  was  so  that  De 
Witt's  jersey  had  been  torn  off  in 
the  fight,  even  the   whole  of  the 
hindermost     part      thereof,     and 
there    remained    not    one    thread 
upon  another : 

"  Godly  instruction." 

100.  So  that  the  back  of  De  witt  was  naked  and  bare,  and   the  ,sun 
did  beat  thereon. 

101.  Xow  the  back  of  De  Witt  was  wondrous  fair  to  look   upon,  for 
the  muscles  stood  out  like  the  billows  of  the  sea: 

102.  And  the  children  of  Eli,  pursuing  him  with  a  mighty  shout  and 
looking  afar  off  upon  the  back  of  De  Witt, 

103.  Cried  out,   "Oh,  Lord!  how  beautiful  are  thy  works!" 

104.  Then  there  was  mighty  shouting  from   the    children    of   Nassau 
and  from  all  the  stands  round  about. 

105.  The  sons  of  Nassau  rose  and  yelled,  invoking  the  favour  of  the 
Lord  upon  De  Witt,  and  exhorting  him  to  run  like  hell. 

106.  He  ran,  he  rushed,  he  swept  over  the  earth;  he  ran,  he  rushed; 
where  he  ran,  there  the  air  was  cloven  asunder. 

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107.  He  threw    back  his  head  and  tore    mightily  over   the   earth ; 
fierce  was  the  breath  of  his  nostrils  and  his  lungs  were  working  overtime: 

108.  He  swept  over  the  earth,  that  ancient  earth,  yea,  the  very  firm 
earth,   and    tarried    not    in    his    going;   terror    and    majesty   were  round 
about  him,  and  all  the  host  of  the  Elis  followed  him  behind. 

109.  And   when    he  had  gone  over  all   the  territory  of  the  Elis  he 
ran  behind  their  goal-posts: 

110.  (Now      there      was 
much    green    grass    in    the 
place :) 

111.  And      he      searched 
about  for  a  piece  of  ground 
that  he  might  put  the  ball 
upon  the  earth ; 

112.  And    when    he    had 
found  it,  he  touched   down 
the  ball. 

113.  And    after    a    time 

they  brought  him  a  long-distance  field-glass; 
and  De  Witt  examined  the  glass,  and  adjusted 
it  to  his  vision: 

114.  And  when  he  had  adjusted  it,  so  that 
he  might  see  withal,  he  looked  afar  off  into  the 
territory  of  the  Elis,  and  said,  "The  Eli  team 
cometh  into  sight." 

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MI-:.  \  .v i  'A' /•;  FOR  MI-: A  s URK. 


"  The  Eli  team  cometfi  into  night." 

115.  Then  he  kicked  the  goal,  and  the  score   was    a    tie,  so   that    no 
man  might  say  that  Eli  prevailed,  nor  vet  that  Nassau  prevailed. 

116.  For  the  score  was  even  according  to  the  saying,  for  it   was   six 
of  one  and  half  a  dozen  of  the  other. 

117.  And  when  they  had  fought  yet  a  little  more,  they  forebore  for  a 
season  and  withdrew  everv  man  to  his  tent. 


'•And  he  lay  wounded  in  his  tent." 
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CHAPTER    XLIII. 

ND  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  time  was  come 
that  they  should  go  forth  again  to  fight, 
that  they  all  came  out  and  fell  to  fighting 
mightily. 

2.  And  after  a  time  the  children  of  Eli 
rushed  the  ball  until  it  had  come  close  unto 
the  goal  of  Nassau,  even  unto  the  eight-yard 
line. 


3.  But   when   they   would   fain  have  rushed   again  through  the  line 
of  Nassau,  they  found  it  solid  as  a  stone  wall. 

4.  And  they  said,  "It  is  easier  for  a  camel  to  enter  the  kingdom 
of  heaven  than  for  the  Yale  backs  to  go  throught   De  Witt." 

5.  And    there   was   one    Foulke,    a  warrior  of  Nassau,   and   he  had 
been  wounded  and  could  not  fight  that  day. 

6.  And  he  lay   wounded   in  his  tent  and    bitter  sorrow    came    into 
his  heart,  and  he  wept  because  he  could  not  fight. 

7.  And   an  angel   of  the  Lord  came  unto   Foulke  in    his  tent,    and 
comforted    him,   saying   "Weep  not  because  thou  mayest  not  fight  this 
day;  for  there    be  other  mighty  fights,   and   thou  shall  lead  thy  people 
forth  to  victory!" 


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•All  hail!" 


8.  And  the  angel    said:     "All 
hail!   Foulke!   thou  shall  be  king 
hereafter,"  and  departed    out    of 
the  tent. 

9.  And  when    the    children   of 
Eli  gathered  together  to  rush  the 
ball  even  once  again,  they  made 
a  solid  heap,   and  fell  one  upon 
the  other. 

10.  And    Roraback,    a    son   of 
Eli,   did  casually    drop    the  ball, 
and   it  fell  upon   the  ground. 

11.  And  the  children  of  Nassau 
were  mingled  togethei    with  the 
children   of   Eli,   and    they    stuck 
fast  one  to  the  other,  and  were 
so    close    together    no    air    could 
come  between  them. 

12.  And  the  ball  was  like  unto 
a  grain   of  mustard  seed    hid  in 
three  measures  of  meal. 

13.  And  after  a  season,   when 
they  had  pulled   off  all  the  men 
that  were  piled  one  on  the  other, 
behold!    the   children    of   Nassau 
held  the  ball. 

14.  And   all  the  hosts  of  Nas- 
sau set  up  a  mighty  shout. 


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15.  Now  after  a  time,  the  sons  of  Eli  had  the  ball  again,  and   they 
brought    it    unto   Nassau's   twenty-five  yard  line.     And    great  fear  came 
upon   the  children   of  Nassau ;    but  the  sons  of  Eli  were  filled    with    ex- 
ceeding great  joy. 

16.  For  now  was  the  ball  near  unto  the  goal  of  Nassau,  and  Eli 
held  the  ball. 

17.  But    when    the    sons    of   Eli  had    tried  even  the  third   time  to 
rush  the  ball,  De  Witt  lifted  up  his  voice,  saying: 

18.  "The  children  of  Eli  have  not   advanced   the  ball  five  yards;  let 
them  therefore  give  us  up  the  ball." 

19.  And   Rafferty  said,  "Verily,  we  have  advanced   it  five  yards." 

20.  (Now  Rafferty  was  king  over  the  Elis.) 

21.  Then  said  McClung,  who  was  Referee  that  day,  "  What  shall  I  do? 

22.  "For  behold,  one  sayeth,  'Lo!   we  have  advanced  the  ball  five 
yards,'   and    another    sayeth,    'Not  so,   for  they  have  not    advanced  it!' 
What  then  shall  I  do,  or  wherewithal  shall  I  answer  them? 

23.  "I  am  resolved   what   I   will  do;   I   will  call   unto  me  the  head 
linesman,  even  Wrightington,  and  whatsoever  he  sayeth,  that  will  I  do." 

24.  So  Wrightington  came  over,  and  brought  with   him  stakes,  and 
a  cord,  and  set  them  in  the  ground ;   and  he  kneeled   on   the  ground   and 
measured  it,  even  with  curious  instruments. 

25.  And  after  he  had  measured  it  a  long  time,  even  to  the  utttermost 
part  of  an  inch 

26.  (Xow  all  the  multitude  was  hushed  to  hear  what  he  should  say:) 

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27.  He      arose      and      said: 
"Render  unto    Nascau   the  ball 
thnt    is    Nassau's;"     and     they 
rendered  them  up  the  ball. 

28.  And  Metcalf  of  the  Elis 
wept  and  tore  his  hair,  saving, 
"What  shall  it   profit  a  man  if 
he    gain  twenty-five  yards  and 
lose  the  ball?" 

29.  Now    when    the    children 
of    Nassau    had    the    ball,   they 
carried  it  into   the  territory   of 

the  Elis' 
"And  .Metcalf  of  the  Elis  ivept  and  tore  his  hair." 

30.  And  great  strength   came  unto  them  that  were  fighting  for  the 
house  of  Nassau  that  day:   and   they  tore   up  the  line  of  the  Elis. 

31.  And  even  as  the  children  of  Israel  passed  through  the   waters 
of  the  Red  Sea,  and  were  dry; 

32.  So    now   the   children    of  Nassau  carried  the  ball  through    the 
rush  line  of  Eli,  and  the  rush-line  of  Eli  parted  when  Nassau   smote  it, 
and  divided  upon  the  right  hand   and  upon  the  left,  and  the  children  of 
Nassau  passed  through  between. 

33.  And  Minds,  the  Umpire  that  day,  did  frequently  put  penalties 
upon  the  Elis,  for  holding  and  for  playing  off-side; 


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34.  Saying    unto   them,    "Go  back  now  five  yards,"  or  "Go  back 
twenty  yards,"  as  it  might  be,  even  according  to  the  rules. 

35.  For  Minds  was  a  just  man  and  no  respecter  of  persons. 

36.  And  the    children  of  Eli    were  sore  amazed    at    the    rulings    of 
Minds,  and  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

37.  And  it  came  to   pass  that  although,  the  children  of  Nassau  did 
fight  better  than  the  children  of  Eli,  yet  did  the  afternoon  wax  late,  and 
they  feared  lest  darkness  should  come  upon  them; 

38.  The  night,  even  the  dark  night,  when  no  man  can  fight. 

39.  And  they  cried  out,  "Let  not  darkness  come  upon  us,  and  let  not 
this  generation  pass  away  without  a  victory,  even  a  victory  over  Eli." 

40.  And    the    sons    of  Nassau    and    the    sons    of  Eli    were  fighting 
together,  even  as  no  fight  had     ever  been  before; 

41.  And    it    was    about    the  fifth    hour,   and   the  score  was  six    to 
six,  and  there  was  but  one  minute  left  to  fight. 

42.  And   when  there  was  but  one  minute  left  to   fight,  it  came  to 
pass  that   Bowman,   the  Eli,   standing  behind  the  goal  line  of  his  own 
people,  did  kick  the  ball,  and  it  went  through  the  air  and  came  towards 
the  earth,  even  unto  Eli's  forty-three  yard  line. 

43.  And   Yetterlem,   of  Nassau,   stood  in  the  path   of  the  ball,  and 
beheld  it  coming  toward  him;  and  he  reached  forth  his  arms  and  caught  it. 

44.  Then  the   Devil  cometh   privily  unto    \etterlein,   and   whispered 
in  his  ear,  saying : 

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45.     "Run    now    with    the    ball,    for    there  be  no   Elis   on   thy  right 
hand,  neither  on  thy  left, 

4-6.     "So  shalt  thou   make  a  grand-stand   play,  and  many  shall   ad- 
mire thee,  and  shall  clap  their  hands,  saying,  'Great  is  Vetterlein !  " 

47.  And  Vetterlein  said,  "Get  thee  behind  me,  Satan." 

48.  And  he  stood  fast,  and  stuck  his  heel  in  the  earth : 

49.  So  that  the  people  bethought   them   of  Martin  Luther,  when  he 
was  in  the  Diet  of  Worms : 

50.  How  he  stood  steadfast,  and  yielded  not,  saying:    "  Hier  s/ehe 
ich  ;  ich  kann  nichl  anders ;  Gott  hel/e  mir.     Amen!' 

51.  Which  being  interpreted  is:    "Here  I  stand;  I  can  do  no   other- 
wise; God  help  me.     Amen." 

52.  So  stood  Vetterlein  on  that  day,  and  the  children  of  Eli,  looking 
upon  him,  how  he  wavered  not  nor  moved ; 

53.  Were  filled  with  admiration,  and  said,   "He  hath  the  courage 
of  his  convictions;  yea,  he  hath  the  strength  of  Gibraltar." 

54.  Then  because  it  was  a  fair  catch  they  gave  the  ball  unto  De 
Witt,  that  he  might  try  if  preadventure  he  might  kick  a  goal. 

55.  And  they  held  the  ball  for  him, 
and  he  stood  long  before  it,  and  looked 
steadfastly  upon  it,  that  he  might  kick 
it  straight  and  true. 


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56.  And  the  children  of  Eli,   standing  a  little  way   beyond,  threw 
up   their   arms    and    waved    them    in   the    air,  and  did    mock    De    Witt, 
saying:    "Thou  canst  not  kick  the  ball." 

57.  And  he  laughed   them  1o  scorn. 

58.  And  when  he  had  looked  long  upon  the  ball,  and  upon  the  goal, 
he  advanced  toward  the  ball  and  did  kick  it  mightily  with  his  foot. 

59.  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  foot  of  De  Witt  struck  the  ball, 
that  the  angle  of  incidence  was  equal  to  the  angle  of  reflection :   even  as 
it  is  written  in  the  Book  of  Magic's  Physics. 

60.  And  certain   of  the  by-standers  said  unto   the  children   of  Eli : 
"Ye  men  of  Eli,  why  stand  ye  gazing  into  Heaven?" 

61.  And    the    ball    went    through   the    air,  over   the   heads    of  the 
children  of  Eli,  even  between  their  goal-posts: 

62.  And   when  it    had    gone  altogether    over    the    cross-bar,    it  fell 
rapidly,  like  unto  United  States  Steel. 

63.  So  the  children  of  Nassau  overcame  the  children  of  Eli  that  day; 

64.  That  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  written  of  John  De  WTitt  in 
the  old  time. 

65.  "  Orange  boven,  De    Witt  onder  : 

"  W:r  meent  den  under s  die  flaet  den  donder.'' 

66.  Which  being  interpreted  is, 
"Orange  above,  De  Witt  under; 

"Let  the  guy  who  denies  it  be  slugged  by  thunder." 

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67.  And   the  children   of  Nassau  remembered  the   words  that   Hell- 
Devil  Skillman  had  written  before  the  fight,  how  that  Nassau  should  pre- 
vail, and  the  score  should  be  eleven  to  six. 

68.  And  all  the  hosts  of  Nassau  rushed   down  upon  the  field  with  a 
mighty  shout,  and  great  was  the  noise  thereof. 

69.  And  the   '94   band   was  there    also,   and    the    skilled   musicians, 
and  all  the  sons  of  Nassau,  yea,  all  the  mighty  host ;  and  they  that  had 
been  in  Nassau  aforetime; 

70.  Crying  praises  and   thanksgiving,   and  making  a  mighty  sound 
upon  the  earth. 

71.  Leaping  in  joy  and  dancing  and  crying:  "Great  is  De  Witt! 

72.  "Great   is  Short,   and   King  also;   mighty  is    Dillon;    and    who 
shall  prevail  against  Davis? 

73.  "  Praise  be  to  Kafer,  for  his  head   is  like  unto  a  burning  bush, 
and  hath  become  this  day  our  oriflamme  of  war! 

74.  "Canst  thou   draw   out   Yetterlein    with    a    hook,   or    stop    the 
rushes  of  Cooney  ? 

75.  "Who  shall  tell  the  valour  of  Hart,  or  stay  the  course  of  Miller? 

76.  "Mighty  is  Reed,    and   terrible  in   his  great   strength;   great  is 
Burke;  and  Henry  shall  be  honoured  for  evermore. 

77.  "Let  all  them  that  are  of  the  house  of  Nassau  give  thanks  and 
rejoice,  for  greatly  hath  Nassau  carried  herself  this  day. 

78.  "So  long  as  men  shall  be  upon  the  earth,  yea,  our  children  and 
our  children's  children. 


XLIff. 


OLD  NASSAT. 


79.  "So  long  shall  the}'  tell   of  this  day  and    of  them    that    have 
fought  for  us,  and  of  their  marvelous  deeds." 

80.  So    all    the    hosts   of  Nassau    gathered    together  upon  the    field 
where  they  had  fought  the  battle  that  day,  and  according  to  the  custom 
that  is  in  Nassau,  they  did  all   with   one  accord  rejoice,  and  they  lifted 
up  their  hats,  lifting  every  man  his  hat,  and  did  stand  up  and  sing  with 
a  mighty  shout,  saying: 

81.  "Tune  every  heart  and  every  voice: 

Bid  every  care  withdraw ! 
Let  all  with  one  accord  rejoice 

In  praise  of  Old  Nassau — 
In  praise  of  Old  Nassau,  my  boys, 

Hurrah  ;  hurrah  !  hurrah  ! 
Her  sons  will  give  while  they  shall  live 

Three  cheers  for  Old  Nassau!" 


T- 


So  d/u  our  forefathers  when  they  fought  at  Bunker  Hill." 

Fage  79 


7-e 


CHAPTER   XLIV. 

HERE  was  a  man  in  the  land  of  Massa- 
chusetts Bay,  and  his  name  was  John, 
surnamed  Harvard. 

2.  And  he    was    rich    and    had    many 
flocks  and   herds ;   and   stocks  also,  for  it 
was  before  the  days  of  Steel. 

3.  And  they  that  dwelt  about   Mass- 
achusetts  Bay  said   "Behold!   we  are  the 
salt  of  the  earth ;   let  us  send  our  children 

unto  this  man  John,  that  he  may  give  them  godly  instruction." 

4.  So  they  founded  a  school,  and   called   it   after  him  ;   wherefore  is 
it  called   Harvard   College,  even   unto   this  day.     And   many    generations 
lived  therein,  and  their  seed   were  as  the  sands   of  the  sea  and  could  not 
be  numbered  for  multitude. 

5.  And  in   the  latter   days   the  children  of  John,  being  full  of  years 
and  wisdom,    took    counsel,  together,    and    said    "Come,    let    us  send    a 
challenge  unto  the  children  of  Eli,  that  they  come  and  fight  us,"  for  they 
said  "The  sons  of  Eli  be  sons  of  Belial." 

6.  And  certain  of  the  wise  men,  being  children   of  John,  said,  '  Let 
us    do    not    so,   for  it    is    written    'History    repeateth    itself;'  "  but   they 
laughed  them  to  scorn. 

7.  So  the  children  of  Eli  came  up  into  the  land  of  John  for  to  do 
battle. 


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Ch. 


''They  that  dwelt  about  Massachusetts  Hay. 

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8.  Now  the    children    of  John    had    built  a 
mighty    stadium,      that    all     the    world     might 
come  and  behold  the  fight. 

9.  They  built  it  of  carven  stone  and  of  steel, 
and  all  the  cunning  artificers  did  work  thereon. 

10.  Two  hundred  and  fifty  cubits  was  the 
length  thereof;  its  breadth  was  an  hundred   and 
seventy-five  cubits;    and    it    was  eight   and  forty 
cubits  in  height. 

11.  The  walls  thereof  were 
inlaid  with  jasper,  and  beaten 
gold  was  upon  the  floors; 

12.  And  at  every  ten  cubits' 
length  there  was    a    panel    of 
brass  set  in  the  wall  thereof, 
and  on  every  panel   was   writ 
this  legend  :     Vcritas  : 

13.  Which  being  interpreted 
is  "To  hell  with  Yale." 

14.  And  upon   the  four  cor- 
ners of  the  outer    walls    they 
set  them  up  four  graven  images, 
even,  the    images    of  the   f. »ur 
heroes     of  the    sons    of  John, 
and    the    four   graven    images 
stood     four-square     to     every 
\vind  that  blew: 


XLIV. 


VIRI  FORTES. 


15.  Now   these   be  the  names  of  the  four  heroes   of  the  children  of 
John,  that  stand  upon  the  four  corners  of  the  stadium. 

16.  On  the  northernmost  corner  stands  John,  surnamed  Harvard. 

17.  On  the  east  corner,  towards  the  rising  sun,   stands   Higginson, 
the    Friend    of  Youth    and   Well-Beloved,   for  he   thought  it   a  shame  to 
die  rich. 

18.  Looking    to    the    south    stands    the    graven    image    of   John, 
surnamed  the  Orange  Man. 


'And  all  the  cunning  artificers  did  \vork  thereon." 

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19.  Facing  the  setting  sun   stands  Theodore  the  Strenuous,  and  the 
rays  of  the  sun  fell  upon  his  teeth,  so  that   they  shone  withal. 

20.  And   when   the  stadium   was  finished,  the  children  of  John  said: 
"Let   us  fight   the  children   of  Eli  within  the   walls  of  the  stadium,  that 
we  ma}-  dedicate  it  with  a  mighty  victory." 

21.  For  certain   wise  guys  of  the  sons  of  John  said  "  Lo !   now  for 
five  and  twenty  A'ears  have  we  fought   the  children   of  Eli;   yea,   on  Jarvis 
field;  on  Soldiers'  Field,  on  the  Yale  Field,  and  on  Springfield  Field;  let  us 
now  try  the  stadium;  peradventure  the  luck  will  turn." 

22.  So  the  children  of  Eli  came  within  the  stadium,  and  so  likewise 
did  the  children  of  John. 

23.  Now   Rafferty   was  king  over  the  Elis  in  those  days,  and   had 
called    unto  him    all  the  strongest   men   of  the  children  of  Eli,  for  to  do 
battle;  and  whenever  he  found  a  strong  man,  whether  he  dwelt  in  Oshkosh, 
or    Hartford,   or   Kalamazoo,   he  said,    ''Come  into    the  army  and  fight 
against  the  children  of  John." 

24.  F'or  Eli  was  no  respecter  of  persons. 

25.  But  the  children  of  John   said   unto  certain  of  their  strong  men, 
"Go  up  now  and  sit  upon  the  bleachers,  and  come  not  into  the  fight." 

26.  And  they  would  not   let   them  fight,  because  their  fathers  abode 
on  the  wrong  side  of  Beacon  Street. 

27.  So  there  was'  a  mighty  fight  that  day;  and  the  children  of  John 
carried  the  ball  unto  Eli's  fifty-yard  line; 


XLIV. 


GETTING  A  CQ  UA IXTED. 


28.  And  being  driven  back,  they  kicked   the  ball;  the  children  of  Eli 
kicked  likewise,  and  it   came  to  pass  that  the  children  of  John  held   the 
ball  on  their  own  twenty  yard   line. 

29.  But  after  a  season  the  children  of  Eli  had  the  ball,  and  the  ball 
was  on  John's  forty-yard  line. 

30.  So  the  children   of  Eli  made  as  though  they  would  go  through 
the  centre;    and  the  children   of  John  said  "Let  us  not  permit  this;  hold 
fast,  Harvard." 

31.  And  while  Harvard  was  holding  fast  in  the  centre,  behold!  Metcalf 
of  the  Elis  was  establishing  a  new  trotting  record  around  the  end ;  and 
he  planted  the  ball  on  the  eight-yard  line  of  John. 

32.  Then     spake    Mashall,    who 
was  king  over  the    children    of  John, 
saying  unto  his  warriors :    ' '  Gentlemer , 
we  are  in   a  tight  place;  some  of  you 
do  not  know  one  another,  and  would 
fain  be  introduced."    So  he  introduced 
them,   every  man   to  his  fellows,  that 
thenceforth    they    might    speak    when 
they  should  meet;  saying  "So  did   our 
forefathers      when      they      fought      at 
Bunker  Hill." 

33.  ^nd   when  they  had   all  been 
introduced,   he  said,  "Gentlemen;   you 
all    know    one    another;    now  let    the 

crash   Come."  "So  he  introduced  them,  every  man  to 

his  fellows,  that  thenceforth  they 
might  speak  when  they  should  meet." 


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Ch. 


34.  And  the  crash  came  as  usual;  and  Eli  made  a  touch- down. 

35.  But   after  a   time  the   sons   of  John  waxed  exceeding  strong,  and 
they  rushed  the  ball  far  into  the  territory  of  the  Elis. 

36.  And  the  children   of  John  exhorted   their  warriors,  saying  unto 
them:  "Fiercely,  Harvard"  and  urging  them,  saying,  "Now  fellows,  sift 
through." 

37.  And  all  the  multitude  of  the  children  of  John 
cheered  their  team,  cheering  with  moderation  and  deli- 
cacy; and  when  the  warriors  of  John   would  make  a 
fine  play,  then  would  a  mighty  cheer  come  from  their 
people,  for  all  the  multitude  cried  out,  saying  "Ah-h-h!  " 

38.  But  when  the  children  of  John  had  rushed  the 
ball  even  unto  Eli's    five-yard  line,  they  said   "Let  us 
not  go  to  extremes;  for  extremes  be  vulgar." 

39.  So  there  was  no  more  scoring  in  that  half; 
and  all  the  people  rested  them  from  the  fight.    Selah. 

"  Fiercely! " 

40.  When  they  were  come  out  again  to  fight  there  was  one  Le  Moyne, 
who  was  a  son  of  John. 

41.  And  Le  Moyne  stood  behind  his  own  goal  line  and   would   fain 
have  kicked  the  ball,  and  he  stood  waiting  for  it  to  be  passed  unto  him. 

42.  But  certain  of  the  children  of  Eli,  who  were  passing  that   way, 
looked  upon  Le  Moyne,  and  said  unto  him,  "Why  stand  ye  here  all  the 
day  idle?"    And  they  said,  "Perchance  he  sleepeth." 


so 


XLIV. 


"XOXE  OF  THESE  THINGS  MOVE  ME!' 


43.  But   Le  Moyne    said   "No  man 
hath  passed  the  ball  to  me.     I  beg  vour 
pardon,  here  it  comes  now." 

44.  And    the    children    of   Eli    said 
"Life  is  short,"  and  they  made  another 
touchdown. 

45.  Then  the  children  of  John  strove 
mightily,  and  after  a  time  they  rushed 
the  ball  so  very  nigh  unto  the  goal  of 
Eli    that    when    the    ball    lay    on    the 
ground  the  shadow  thereof  fell  on   the 
line. 

46.  And  the  children  of  Eli  held  their 
breath,  but   the  children   of  John  held 
the  ball. 

47.  Then  Hurley,  who  was  a  son  of 
John,    took    up    the    ball    and    rushed 
mightily  with  it,  and   he   put   his  foot 
upon    the    line    and    would    fain    have 
crossed  it,  but  he  struck  the  goal-post 
with  his  head,   and    the    post    yielded 
not. 

48.  And  certain  of  the  by-standers, 
seeing  how  the  post  moved  not,  said : 
"It  hath  the  Harvard  Indifference." 


"  \\  hy  stand  ye  here  all  the  clay  idle?" 


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Ch. 


49.  Now  the  children  of  John  had  themselves  planted  the  goal-post, 
and  they  had  made  it  strong,  that  it  might  not  yield. 

50.  For  it  is   written    "Cursed   be  he  that  removeth   his  neighbor's 
land-marks.' 

51.  So  Eli  had  the  ball,  and  the\-  fought  yet  a  great  while  more,  and 
the  ball  went  up  and  down  the  field ;  and  darkness  began  to  come  upon 
the  earth. 

52.  So  after  a  season,  the  children  of  Eli,  having  nothing  better  to 
do,  did  casually  make  another  touchdown. 

53.  Then  Shevlin  of  the   Elis,  being  restless,  and    remembering    that 
the  physician  had  certified  unto  him  that  he  needed  exercise,  took  up  the 
ball  and  ran  with  it  eighty  yards  to  make  yet  another  touchdown,  that 
they  might  get  wholesale  rates. 


XIJV. 


"A  LL  PROMENA DE! " 


'  Remembering-  that  the  physician  had  certified  unto  him  that 
he  needed  exercise." 


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THE  CHRONICLES  OF  THE  ELIS. 

54.  But  they  called  him  back,  for  the  Governor  and  Council  that  be  in 
Massachusetts  Bay,  and  the  General  Court,  had  taken  counsel  together, 
and  they  said  "These  frequent  touchdowns  of  the    Elis    be    bad    for    the 
turf";  so  they  put  a  sign  behind   the  Harvard  goal-posts,  saying   "Keep 
off  the  Grass." 

55.  So  there  were  no  more  touchdowns  that  day,  and  the  children 
of  Eli  prevailed  against  the  children  of  John,  and  went   back   into    their 
own  country. 


THE   PENITENT   HARVARD 

GRAD. 


THE   PENITENT   HARVARD 

GRAD. 


"  The  Harvard  Crimson  says  that  there  is  a 
feeling  in  Cambridge  that  the  cheering  at 
the  Harvard  game  at  Princeton  was  largely 
responsible  for  Princeton's  victory,  and 
that  this  is  not  fair  sport." — Daily  Paper. 


It  was  an  ancient  Harvard  Grad, 

And  he  stoppeth  one  of  three  ; 
"By  thy  broad  A  and  glassy  stare, 

"Now  wherefore  stoppest  thou  me?" 

"My  son,  they  are  playing  a  base-ball  game  ; 

"I  can  see  them  going  in  ; 
'  'And  eke  with  my  prophetic  ear 

"I  can  hear  the  rooters'  din." 

"Why  shudderest  thou,  good  Harvard  Grad, 

"What  ill  doth  a  cheer  import?" 
"Ha'  done!  ha'  done!"  cried  the  Grad,  "My  son, 

"To  cheer  is  not  fair  sport. 

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THE  PENITENT  HARVARD  GRAD. 

"Why  do  I  wear  this  ill-kempt  robe, 

"And  these  visible  marks  of  shame? 
"My  son,  my  son,  I  have  evil  done  ; 

' '/  have  cheered  at  a  base-ball  game. 

"Three  bases  lay  fair  to  the  summer  sky  ; 

"(The  fielders  were  clad  in  blue  ;) 
"On  each  base  there  stood  one  of  Harvard's  sons  ; 

"And  the  Umpire  said  'Strike  two'  ! 

"At  the  bat  the  Harvard  Captain  stood  ; 

"Two  out,  nor  an  inning  more  ; 
"And  it  looked  as  though  Yale  should  that  day  prevail, 

"For  the  score  stood  six  to  four. 

"But  across  the  plate  the  ball  flew  straight, 

"And  the  Captain  swung  his  bat, — 
"One  crashing  blow,  and  all  gazed  afar 

"To  see  where  the  ball  was  at. 

"it  flew  o'er  the  infield,  and  out  to  left ; 

"For  a  moment  'twas  lost  to  sight ; 
And  the  Harvard  Captain  tore  down  to  first ; 

"Ye  Gods  !   'twas  a  thrilling  sight ! 


ACTION  BY   THE  RULES  COMMITTEE. 

"The  man  on  third  came  tearing  in, 

"And  the  man  on  second  scored  ; 
"The  man  on  first  swept  around  and  home, 

"Like  an  angel  of  the  Lord  !" 

"God  save  thee  !  gentle  Harvard  Grad  ! 

"Why  dost  thou  drop  thy  jaw?" 
"Alas  !  alas  !  to  my  endless  shame, 

"I  ejaculated   'Rah!' 

"My  fellow-grads  turned  as  in  sudden  pain  ; 

'Pray,  tell,  who  is  that  rude  lout? 
'Sure,  none  of  us  ;  what  does  he  here 
'With  his  low  and  vulgar  shout?' 

"They  have  stricken  my  name  from  off  the  Club, 

"To  avenge  the  tribal  shame  ; 
"They  have  bidden  the  gateman  bar  me  out 

"When  I  fain  would  attend  a  game. 

'  'They  have  passed  a  stringent  rule  for  all  ; — 

"Thou  mayest  read  it  enacted  here  : 
'if  a  player  knock  a  home-run,  let  each 
'Withdraw  to  his  room  to  cheer  ; 

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THE  PENITENT  HARVARD  GRAD. 

'  'Or  at  most  let  him  write  upon  his  cuff ; 

'I  have  seen,  and  approve,  the  play'  : 
'That  never  again  may  such  shame  be  wrought 
"As  was  done  by  me  that  day." 


"/  have  seen,  and  approve,  the  play." 

The  Old  Grad  sat  him  on  Deadhead  Hill , 

And  arrested   a  furtive  tear, 
A£  he  watched  the  Harvard  crowd  formulate 

A  constructive  or  mental  cheer. 
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